The Yale Repertory Theatre's world premiere of We Have Always Lived in the Castle, the new atmospheric musical by Todd Almond and Adam Bock, begins previews Sept. 17 in New Haven, CT.

Alexandra Socha

Anne Kauffman (This Wide Night, Stunning) helms the premiere of the work based on the 1962 Shirley Jackson novel of the same title, which centers on two sisters who live an isolated life in a small New England town. We Have Always Lived in the Castle will officially open Sept. 23 and run through Oct. 9.

Composer Almond (On the Levee, Girlfriend) authored music and lyrics for the work, which has a book and lyrics by playwright Adam Bock (The Receptionist, The Drunken City).

Here is how Yale Rep describes the musical: "Acquitted of a horrible crime six years ago, Constance Blackwood (Gambatese) lives with her devoted younger sister Merricat (Socha) and their uncle Julian (Buell) in what was once the home of the richest—and most envied—family in a small New England town. Constance tends to the house and garden while Merricat invents magical charms to protect the surviving Blackwoods from the townspeople’s prying eyes and vicious gossip. But talismans may not be powerful enough to keep the sisters together when their handsome cousin Charles (Palmer) comes to visit."